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Learn from real people, just like you, how therapeutic journaling can benefit your life. Within these personal stories you’ll find journaling tips, tricks, inspiration and ideas that help you structure your journaling practice—and discover the true value journaling can bring to your life.

Find the inspiration to keep going and the motivation to make journaling work for you and your hectic schedule. Learn about these everyday people who made the decision to put pen to paper and how it transformed their lives!

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Journaling Your "Bucket List": What's on Yours?

Mari L. McCarthy

In the movie “The Bucket List,” Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman played terminally ill men who go on a road trip to cross items off their list of things to do before they “kick the bucket” – from going skydiving to visiting the Taj Mahal.

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Word Playing: Journal Prompts for National Poetry Month

Mari L. McCarthy

Poetry lovers, rejoice! April is National Poetry Month, which is a fantastic excuse to read, write and appreciate all different forms of written creative expression.

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Blank Pages Work for Me!

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Blog by Patricia Anne McGoldrick

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Journaling Prompts You to Answer that Burning Question

Mari L. McCarthy

What are your reasons for keeping a personal journal? Does it help you sort through your thoughts and emotions? Does it keep you focused on your goals and dreams? There are many individual reasons...

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Have You Ever Cheated On Your Journal?

Mari L. McCarthy

Guest Post and Artwork by Mazie Bishop

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Starting a Health Journal: A Natural Spring Kickoff

Mari L. McCarthy

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7 Inspiration Firestarters for the Creative Mind

Mari L. McCarthy

I like to consider myself a pretty creative person. Heck, I do it for a living. However, I've noticed that creativity and creative ideas tend to present themselves whenever they see fit, and rarely...

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Take my '27 Days of Journaling' Survey, Please!

Mari L. McCarthy

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Journaling Therapy Tips #79, #80 and #81

Mari L. McCarthy

#79 * TOY STORY * What's your favorite toy? Visit a toy department and see which item chooses you. Bring it home with you and introduce it to your Journal and vice versa.